>>> THERE’S GOOD NEWS TONIGHT ABOUT AN AMAZING PERFORMANCE
THAT SOLD OUT CARNEGIE HALL A
FEW NIGHTS AGO.
A COMPOSER WHO PLAYED VIOLIN AND
PIANO.
PIANO. SHE HAPPENS TO BE JUST 14.
SHE’S AMONG THE YOUNGEST
COMPOSERS EVER TO PLAY HERE.
>> EVER SINCE I WAS VERY LITTLE,
THERE’S ALWAYS BEEN THIS WORD,
CARNEGIE, CARNEGIE HALL.
>> THE PERFORMANCE DEDICATED TO
ALMA’S WORK, A CONCERTO SHE WORK
WROTE WHEN SHE WAS 9.
TWO DUETS FROM HER OPERA
"CINDERELLA."
"CINDERELLA." ALMA’S MOM, JANY, SAYS SHE’S
BEEN OBSESSED WITH MUSIC FROM
THE BEGINNING.
THE BEGINNING. >> WHEN SHE WAS TINY, SHE WOULD
SAY DANCE TO IT.
VERY ENTHUSIASTICALLY.
VERY ENTHUSIASTICALLY. >> DO YOU HEAR MELODYS ALL THE
TIME?
TIME? >> YES, AND MELODYS JUST COME
WHEN I’M LEAST EXPECTING THEM.
>> DO YOU THINK YOU SEE MUSIC
DIFFERENTLY THAN THE REST OF US
DO?
DO? >> WELL, I CAN HEAR ALL THE
HARMONY IN MY HEAD.
SO I CAN HEAR THE WHOLE --
>> THE WHOLE ARC EXTRA?
>> YES, THE WHOLE ORCHESTRA.
>> SHE COMPOSES FULL SCORES IN
HER HEAD AND THEN PUTS THEM ON
PAPER.
PAPER. AND SINCE SHE LIVES IN VIENNA,
SHE’S OFTEN COMPARED TO ANOTHER
FAMOUS COMPOSER.
FAMOUS COMPOSER. I’VE HEARD THAT YOU DON’T LIKE
THE COMPARISON TO MOZART.
>> I KNOW IT’S MEANT TO BE
FLATTERING, BUT I REALLY DON’T
WANT TO BE A SECOND MOZART.
>> WHY?
>> WHY? >> I THINK IT WOULD BE MORE
INTERESTING TO BE ALMA AND WRITE
NEW MUSIC.
NEW MUSIC. >> YOU WANT TO BE ALMA?
>> YES.
>> YES. I JUST WANT TO BE ALMA.
>> CONDUCTOR JANE GLOVER SAYS
IT’S A MISTAKE TO THINK OF HER
AS A CHILD COMPOSER.
HER MUSIC IS AS SOPHISTICATED AS
AN ADULT’S.
AN ADULT’S. >> SHE HAS A TREMENDOUS FEEL FOR
STRUCTURE, ORK ADMINISTRATION,
SHAPE, PASSION, EMOTION, COLOR.
>> ONE THING THAT I ALWAYS WANT
TO DO IS WRITE BEAUTIFUL MUSIC,
MUSIC THAT COMES OUT OF MY HEART
AND SPEAKS WHAT IS IN MY HEART.
[ APPLAUSE ]
>> IT IS A GREAT SHOW.